CTLA-4 inhibitor Imjudo is expected to commercialize
By Eo, Yun-Ho | translator Choi HeeYoung
23.01.02 12:00:05
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is reviewing permission for combination therapy with PD-L1 inhibitor Impinzi
Phase 3 Study Confirms the Effectiveness of Reducing Death Risk through POSEIDON
The second CTLA-4 inhibition mechanism is expected to be commercialized in Korea this year. According to related industries, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is reviewing for approval of CTLA-4 inhibitor Imjudo, a combination therapy partner of AstraZeneca Korea's PD-L1 inhibitor Imfinzi. The combination therapy of Impinzi and Imjudo was approved by the U.S. FDA in October last year as a treatment for unstoppable hepatocellular carcinoma. The combination therapy is the only double immuno-cancer treatment approved so far for the primary treatment of liver cancer. The drug was recently approved by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, and EMA CHMP also expressed its support for approval. Combination therap
Eo, Yun-Ho(unkindfish@dailypharm.com)